Pentagon official's Beijing visit in doubt over $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan, FT reports
Beijing is holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon's under-secretary of defence for policy, Elbridge Colby, as China pressures U.S. President Donald Trump over a $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan, the Financial Times said on Thursday.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM.